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+ Comic-Con 2010: The Eisner Awards by Brent Frankenhoff
San Diego (CBG) -- The 22nd annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards were presented July 23 in the Indigo Ballroom at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel. While the awards themselves contained a number of surprises, an announcement of the upcoming big-screen adaptation of Eisner's graph... | + Comic-Con 2010 panel report: DC at 75 by Brent Frankenhoff
San Diego (CBG) -- Among the many panels at Comic-Con International: San Diego, DC provided a different look at its history Thursday evening, July 22, as part of the promotion for 75 Years of DC by Paul Levitz, scheduled for release in November from Taschen. ... | + Comic-Con 2010: Mondo Marvel by Brent Frankenhoff
San Diego (CBG) -- The first full day of Comic-Con International: San Diego 2010 featured numerous panels and announcements, including the Mondo Marvel panel Thursday afternoon. Marvel Marketing Manager Arune Singh greeted the crowd dressed (at least in part) as Iron ... | + Comics orders little changed overall during first half of 2010 by John Jackson Miller
Comics shop orders were essentially unchanged overall in June versus the same month last year, producing a similar result for the first half of 2010, according to analysis by The Comics Chronicles of data released by Diamond Comic Distributors. Marvel's New Avengers relaunch led the market, just as... | + Harvey Pekar October 8, 1939 - July 12, 2010 by Maggie Thompson
His wife, Joyce Brabner, found iconic comic-book writer Harvey Pekar dead in his Cleveland-area home around 1 a.m. The cause of death has yet to be determined. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he'd said his biggest creative influences were many writers of prose fiction from the mid-1... | + Neil Gaiman vs. Todd McFarlane 2010 by Brent Frankenhoff
CBG Senior Editor Maggie Thompson writes: In May, my buddy Jon Manzo had alerted me to the fact that there was going to be some sort of hearing in Madison, Wisconsin, on June 14, 2010, regarding legal matters concerning Todd McFarlane and Neil Gaiman. I noted... | + Wonder Woman's new look: Hasn't this been done before? by Brent Frankenhoff
Wonder Woman #600, which shipped to stores June 30, not only celebrates an anniversary for the Amazon Princess' career, but also marks the start of a run by writer J. Michael Straczynski, who is revamping the character's origins and her overall look. A new costume, designed by... | + Al Williamson: March 21, 1931-June 12, 2010 by Brent Frankenhoff
Longtime comics artist Al Williamson died June 12 from complications associated with Alzheimer's Disease, which he had been battling for several years. Born March 21, 1931, in New York City, Williamson spent the first 13 years of his life in Bogotá, Colombia. His fascination with comic... | + Inkwell Awards:2010 Heroes Con A Hit by tschloendorn
For photos and the official article: http://www.firstcomicsnews.com/?p=8250 The Inkwell Awards made their first visit down south to the legendary Charlotte, NC Heroes Conhttp://www.heroesonline.com/heroescon/ on June 4-6 and it was undoubtedly a resounding success. This event marked the ... | + Otto Binder and Gary Friedrich to receive Bill Finger Awards at San Diego by Brent Frankenhoff
Comic-Con International has announced that Otto Binder and Gary Friedrich have been selected to receive the 2010 Bill Finger Award for Achievement in Comic Book Writing. The choices, made by a committee chaired by writer-historian Mark Evanier, were unanimous. "This... |
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GIANT DATABASE OF COMICS SALES FIGURES!
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